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A new dawn for Sun Kil Moon

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MARK KOZELEK (below) the American singer-songwriter who produces albums of dreamy, dolorous folk-rock under the name Sun Kil Moon, gives music journalists heartburn. They post anguished, hand-wringing articles with titles like “The Mark Kozelek Problem,” “My Favorite Singer Is a Jerk” and “Mark Kozelek and Feminist Guilt: Why I Won’t Boycott Sun Kil Moon.” Their problem is reconciling Kozelek’s sometimes loutish behavior—trolling rival band the War on Drugs as “beer-commercial lead-guitar shit,” or telling audience members, “All you fucking hillbillies, shut the fuck up”—with the beauty of his music.

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THE WAR ON ALZHEIMER'S
This aggressive attempt to prevent Alzheimer’s rather than treating it is the most exciting new development in decades, as well as a radical departure for researchers and the pharmaceutical industry. Traditionally, drug companies have tested their therapies on patients who already have memory loss, trouble thinking and other signs of dementia. It’s been a losing tactic: More than ninety nine percent of all Alzheimer’s drugs have failed tests in the clinic, and the few that have made it to the market only ameliorate some symptoms. No single medicine has been shown to slow the relentless progression of the disease. However this new approach, even partial success an appreciable slowing of brain degeneration could have a big impact, says Dr. Reisa Sperling, a neurologist who directs the Center for Alzheimer’s Researc.